Digital health literacy and its determinants among community dwelling elderly people in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital Health Literacy (DHL) is crucial in navigating digital health environments, yet few studies focus on older adults.

Objective

Explore the associations of digital health information and resource utilization, IT-related social support, and barriers/enhancers to digital health service usage with DHL among older adults.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2022 to April 2023, involving 417 individuals over the age of 60 who were interviewed using an instrument for collecting data on DHL, social support, barriers/enhancers influencing use of digital health resources and personal/demographic data. Multi-regression models were used to examine the associations.

Results

Higher DHL scores were associated with daily use of digital i

SUBMITTER: Tran TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384973 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature